Hoe.



PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

W. F. MARSH.

HOE.-

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 21. 1907.

UNITED sTATEs WILLIAM F. MARSH, OF

MALAGA, NEW JERSEY.

HOE

No. 890,991. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 16, 1908.

Application filed. September 21, 1907. Serial No. 393,888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM F. MARSH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Malaga, county of Gloucester, State of New Jersey, haveinvented a new and useful Hoe, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention consists of a hoe having blades of novel construction andarrange ment whereby the hoe possesses many ad vantages as willbehereinafter set forth, the novel features being pointed out in theclaims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a hoe embodying my invention.Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 represents afront elevation of a hoe embodying my invention. Fig. 4 represents aface view of a portion thereof turned at a right angle to Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawingsz A, A designate the tines or blades of the hoeand B designates the head with which the same are connected and to whichthe shank C is attached, the latter being adapted to be secured to asuitable handle, in the present case, by means of the screw threads D onsaid shank. The blades have their working faces flat and dishing orscoop-shaped in the direction of their length and pointed on their ends,and the body blades A are broadened as at E. By these means, the bladesmay readily and easily penetrate the ground, and pulverize and rake thesame without neces sarily cutting the vines and roots of plants. Theside blades A are extended laterally or outwardly by means of auxiliaryblades F thereon, Whose outer edges G are right-lined or straight,whereby the hoe may be turned sidewise and the edges G employed to outweeds, grass, etc. The blades A are spaced the hoe, whereby they maystraddle plants i or truck while cultivating the latter without injuringthe same.

While I have specified certain means for carrying out my im rovements, Ido not wish to be limited exact y to the same, but desire to make suchchanges as may come within the scope of the novelty involved.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A hoe having a lurality of side and intermediate blades, tlieintermediate blades occupying positions on opposite sides of the centerof the hoe and placed apart to freely straddle plants, etc., said sideblades upon the outer sides of the intermediate blades having the innerfaces of their points curved outwardly, the points of the intermediateblades being broadened at their ends and having scoop shaped faces inthe direction of the length of the blades.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a hoe com rising a head withside and intermediate bFades, the side blades having each an auxiliaryblade integral with and extend ing laterally therefrom With the outeredges right-lined to serve as cutters.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a hoe com rising a head withside and intermediate b ades, the side blades having each an auxiliaryblade integral with and extending laterally therefrom with the outeredges right-lined to serve as cutters, the inner faces of the sideblades being curved outwardly and the intermediate blades pointed attheir penetrating ends and broadened near said ends and having scoopshaped faces in the direction of the length of the blades.

WILLIAM F. MARSH. Witnesses:

ELwooD E. DowNs,

apart to an extent at the central portion of THOMAS S. DowNs.

